Saturday, August 29, 2015

David writes, "A big Thank you to The New England Sculptors Assocation for the honor of awarding me with the "The Gibbons Prize for New England Sculptors" for "Black and Red" which is showing at the Sarah Orne Jewett House Museum and Visitor Center in South Berwick, Maine. This is the first time they have awarded the prize!"New England Sculptors Association (NESA)

Saturday, August 22, 2015

David Skora writes, "To all former Graphic Design Students: I have a teaching opportunity in the Danbury area.The gig is at the Wooster School in Danbury. It is a graphic design class taught on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 3-5pm. If you are interested let me know."

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Freelance opportunity at Hearst for photographers:
Work for the News Times and other local Hearst papers as a freelance photographer shooting fun local events. Check out the "SEEN" page to seen examples of past gigs: www.newstimes.com/seen
We are looking for photographers with minimal experience and their own camera. You must have some examples of past work and be willing to mingle with crowds!
Anyone interested in learning more should email lryan@scni.com with the subject "SEEN photographer inquiry."

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Susan Lang of My Dad's Truck writes, "We are thrilled to return to the Newtown Arts Festival on Saturday, September 19. We play at noon straight up and will have plenty of family fun to get everybody singing and smiling...and maybe even dancing a step or two! Cost of admission is $5 at the entrance to the festival; all proceeds benefit arts programs in Newtown. Other details in the link below, including the schedule of performers. We hope you will join us for what is sure to be a wonderful afternoon of art, music, and beautiful weather!"

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Sunday, August 9, 2015

To honor the passing of Jim Hanrahan and his powerful support for the arts there will be a Memorial /Benefit at Edmond Town Hall in the Alexandria Room, Newtown, Connecticut on August 15th from 3-5.Proceeds will support various art programs in the area.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Marsha Doran presents 'Fragmented Symbols' at Chelsea gallery show

The Blue Mountain Gallery in Chelsea is currently presenting a series of works by Marsha Doran for an exhibition titled Fragmented Symbols. For this show, Doran unveils mixed media abstract pieces consisting of materials such as dress patterns, tissue paper, glue, acrylic paint, pencil, paper, marker, and ink. Doran’s subjects touch on religion and mythology by depicting various symbols like crosses, stars, or flowers. She starts out by creating sketches of these symbols which she dismantles, and then rearranges them so that they’re presented in a new manner that still honors their underlying meaning.
For instance, one piece titled Crosses features several images of the iconic symbol of Catholicism arranged haphazardly with red, gold, and white paint resembling fire to illustrate the notion of crosses being burned. Snippets of text are blended in reading messages such as “We all have our crosses to bear, we carry them heavily out of love for our brothers in arms.” Similarly, Star of David includes images of the iconic symbol of Judaism that overlap and covered primarily in white paint with touches of blue and gold. In the center of the painting is a small, clearly outlined navy blue box with a clear image of the star. In addition, there are snippets of text embedded in the piece including a dictionary definition of the Star of David.
Another work titled Lotus depicts the legendary plant which can be found in many corners of the globe with in numerous forms, but the classic Lotus flowers have pink and white leaves that are shaped like a bowl with a yellow center. Those lotuses are native to Asia and serves as a symbol to Hindu and Buddhist religions to represent reincarnation and divine beauty.
Marsha Doran studied at Western Connecticut State University where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree with honors in Studio art and Painting before earning her Master’s degree of Fine Arts in Painting from Boston University. She has also studied at SUNY Purchase in New York as well as at the Vermont Studio Center. She lives in Connecticut and has exhibited her work throughout the New England and New York area. Many of her paintings have been purchased into private collections, both nationally and internationally.
At The Blue Mountain Gallery, 530 W. 25th St., through Aug. 18. The gallery is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.